CVE-2023-1968
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedInstruments with Illumina Universal Copy Service v2.x are vulnerable due to binding to an unrestricted IP address. An unauthenticated malicious actor could use UCS to listen on all IP addresses, including those capable of accepting remote communications.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIllumina Universal Copy Service v2.x binds to all network interfaces (0.0.0.0) instead of restricting to localhost or specific trusted IP addresses. This allows any remote attacker to communicate with the UCS service without authentication.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0.0= 4.0.5all versions>= 2.0>= 4.0>= 4.0.1= 4.0= 4.0= 4.0>= 1.0.0, <= 1.3.1>= 1.3.3= 4.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Universal Copy Service is runningCheck for processes named 'UCS', 'Universal Copy Service', or associated service daemons on the instrument hostAffected if UCS service is running and listening on network ports
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Determine the UCS versionQuery the installed UCS version through the service management interface, configuration file, or instrument control softwareAffected if UCS version is 2.x (v2.x) as listed in affected versions
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Verify network binding configurationInspect UCS service configuration files or network settings to determine which IP address the service is bound to (0.0.0.0 vs localhost/specific IP)Affected if Service is configured to bind to 0.0.0.0 (all network interfaces)
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Confirm listening ports are externally accessibleCheck which ports UCS listens on and verify they are bound to non-localhost interfaces; use netstat or equivalent to list listening addressesAffected if UCS ports are listening on 0.0.0.0 or external interface IPs rather than 127.0.0.1 only
If UCS v2.x is running and bound to 0.0.0.0, the instrument is affected by this vulnerability and accepts unauthenticated remote connections.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataConfigure UCS to bind only to localhost or specific authorized IP addresses; implement network segmentation to isolate the instrument; verify with vendor guidance for clinical device validation requirements.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-1968 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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